Research Assistant at MSI Reproductive Choices
MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare.
- We believe that everyone should have the right to choose.
- From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.
Key Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the research assistant include the following:
- Participate in scheduled training for research assistants.
The training will focus on the following:
Survey methodology including sample size, sampling procedure, and quality assurance approach.
- How to identify eligible clients for recruitment into the survey.
- How to obtain informed consent and interview the clients.
- How to use an electronic questionnaire configured on a mobile device to capture all responses from clients.
- How to upload all data collected and refusal logs to the ONA server.
How to use the refusal log.
Channel of communication to address issues.
- Completion of activity report to supervisor.
- Work with the supervisor to finalise the survey work plan for the assigned health facilities.
Work with the SRH service provider to recruit eligible clients to participate in the survey using the approved recruitment approach.
- Obtain written informed consent from the recruited clients.
- Interview the clients who consent to be interviewed within the stipulated number of hours/days and upload the data to the server.
- Document all refusals using the refusal tool provided.
Keep a daily diary of the number of eligible clients, number recruited, number of refusals, and number of interviews completed and uploaded to the server.
- Submit all signed or thumb-printed informed consent forms to the supervisor.
- Review activities daily with the supervisor and report any observations that may affect the survey.
- Submit field activity reports using the template provided upon completion of the fieldwork
Key Experience/Qualification
First Degree in an or equivalent in any discipline is essential.
- Previous experience in field data collection using electronic questionnaires is essential.
- Fluency in speaking and reading in the predominant local language of the preferred location
Skills & Competencies:
- Technology savvy.
- Excellent oral communication skills.
- Excellent attitude to learning, and good ethical conduct with vulnerable populations including persons living with a disability.
- Pro-choice.
- Team player.
- Flexibility to operate in a changing environment including conflict-affected settings
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
Location: Nigeria
How to Apply
Interested applicant can apply via this link
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